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Opportunities in Fast Food Careers (Opportunities Inseries) by Marjorie Eberts

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Opportunities in Series * MOST COMPREHENSIVE SERIES. With over 150 titles, students can explore virtually any job opportunity to their heart's content. * FULL CAREER DESCRIPTION. Tells students what each profession is all about and the various job opportunities available. * OVERVIEW OF THE JOB MARKET. Provides information on educational requirements, salary opportunities, career advancement, and the employment outlook. * ADDITIONAL REFERENCES. Bridge readers to other resources on employment oppo...0 points

Advanced Numerical Methods to Optimize Cutting Operations of Five Axis Milling Machines (Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing) by Stanislav S. Makhanov, Weerachai Anotaipaiboon

The book presents new optimization algorithms designed more...0 points

The book presents new optimization algorithms designed to improve the efficiency of tool paths for five-axis NC machining of sculptured surfaces. The book introduces the reader to fundamental issues involved in the tool path planning such as the kinematics of five-axis machines, types of 5 axis machines, part surface representation, machining strips, optimal tool orientation, gouging avoidance and forward step error. It also introduces new methods of optimization based on research condu...0 points

Managing Computer Numerical Control Operations: How to Get the Most Out of Your Cnc Machine Tools by Mike Lynch

This book provides the ideas, guidelines and techn more...0 points

This book provides the ideas, guidelines and techniques you need to capture the full potential of your CNC equipment. Nearly every aspect of CNC operations is addressed and the book is organized so you can use it as a step-by-step guide to efficient CNC utilization or as a shop floor reference for continuous improvement. Hundreds of specific utilization-boosting techniques are detailed, with special emphasis on tips for reducing setup and cycle time, the two areas with greatest potential for gai...0 points

Monster Garage: How to Weld Damn Near Anything (Motorbooks Workshop) by Richard Finch

Want to learn how to weld just like they do on Mon more...0 points

Want to learn how to weld just like they do on Monster Garage? This invaluable guide to welding covers techniques used for Indy and NASCAR race cars, experimental aircraft, and other applications requiring high-quality welds, including welding 4130 steel, stainless and aluminum, as well as plasma cutting. Learn how to select equipment, set up your welding shop, pre-weld jigging and fitting, and how to choose the right process and fill metal for each project. Includes chapters on the latest techn...0 points

Metals and How to Weld Them by T. B. Jefferson

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How To Weld (Motorbooks Workshop) by Todd Bridigum

Welding is a skill that any do-it-yourself enthusiast more...0 points

Welding is a skill that any do-it-yourself enthusiast needs in his arsenal. It's only when you can join metal that you can properly repair and create. This book is the perfect introduction for neophytes and an excellent refresher for veteran welders, a work so comprehensive and so complete that most readers won't need any further instruction. How to Weld starts with a brief history of welding, an overview of the different types of welding, and a thorough discus...0 points

Envisioning Information by Edward R. Tufte

A remarkable range of examples for the idea of vis more...0 points

A remarkable range of examples for the idea of visual thinking, with beautifully printed pages. A real treat for all who reason and learn by means of images. -- Rudolf Arnheim0 points

Photoshop CS3 for Nature Photographers: A Workshop in a Book (Tim Grey Guides) by Ellen Anon, Tim Grey

In the new edition of this practical guide, master more...0 points

In the new edition of this practical guide, master photographer Ellen Anon and digital-imaging expert Tim Grey show you how to capture the beauty of nature by shooting the best possible photos from the start-and then getting the most out of your images at your desktop. You'll find eye-opening techniques, workflow ideas, and terrific Photoshop tools, plus a host of valuable tips and stunning examples from some of the most esteemed professional nature photographers working today.0 points

Processing: Creative Coding and Computational Art (Foundation) by Ira Greenberg

Create code art, visualizations, and interactive applications more...0 points

Create code art, visualizations, and interactive applications with this powerful yet simple computer language and programming environment Learn how to code 2D and 3D animation, pixel-level imaging, motion effects, and physics simulations Take a creative and fun approach to learning creative computer programming If you're interested in creating cutting-edge code-based art and animations, you've come to the right...0 points

Introducing Character Animation with Blender by Tony Mullen

Let this in-depth professional book be your guide more...0 points

Let this in-depth professional book be your guide to Blender, the powerful open-source 3D modeling and animation software that will bring your ideas to life. Using clear step-by-step instruction and pages of real-world examples, expert animator Tony Mullen walks you through the complexities of modeling and animating, with a special focus on characters. From Blender basics to creating facial expressions and emotion to rendering, you'll jump right into the process and learn valuable technique...0 points

The Non-Designer's Design Book by Robin Williams

So you have a great concept and all the fancy digital more...0 points

So you have a great concept and all the fancy digital tools you could possibly require-what's stopping you from creating beautiful pages? Namely the training to pull all of these elements together into a cohesive design that effectively communicates your message. Not to worry: This book is the one place you can turn to find quick, non-intimidating, excellent design help. In The Non-Designer's Design Book, 2nd Edition, best-selling author Robin Williams...0 points

Photoshop 6 for Dummies by Deke McClelland, Barbara Obermeier

The latest, greatest update to the bestseller, pro more...0 points

The latest, greatest update to the bestseller, providing the quick and easy way to get up to speed with the latest release of Adobe Photoshop. This is the book that hundreds of thousands of Photoshop users have turned to again and again for easy-to-understand, practical advice. In best-selling author and premier Photoshop guru Deke McClelland reveals his own techniques for quick and creative image editing, along with specific tips that Photoshop veterans can use to take advantage of the software...0 points

Adobe Creative Suite 2 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies(r) by Jennifer Smith, Christopher Smith

Adobe software has always been highly respected for more...0 points

Adobe software has always been highly respected for creative design and development. Its programs allow you to produce amazing designs and creations with ease, and with the release of the Adobe Creative Suite 2, you can design a wide range of productions ranging from illustrations and Web sites to professional documents and photographic manipulations. Adobe Creative Suite 2 All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies is your one-stop guide to creating great graphics with all the cool CS2 tools. Writt...0 points

CorelDRAW 9 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide) by Phyllis Davis

Popular among home and business users alike, CorelDRAW more...0 points

Popular among home and business users alike, CorelDRAW is a complete set of tools for creating drawings, illustrations, and multipage documents. With version 9's powerful new features and redesigned interface, you can produce anything from birthday cards to design plans to Web sites. Whether you've depended on CorelDRAW for years or have never used an art program before, you'll find exactly what you need to get right to work in CorelDRAW 9 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide. The book is divide...0 points

Adobe Illustrator CS3 Classroom in a Book by Adobe Creative Team

This thorough guide to Adobe Illustrator CS3 is id more...0 points

This thorough guide to Adobe Illustrator CS3 is ideal for beginning users who want to master the key features of Adobe's powerful vector drawing software. Using clear, step-by-step lessons, each chapter contains a project that builds upon the reader's growing knowledge of the software, while review questions at the end of each chapter reinforce key concepts and skills. Adobe Illustrator CS3 is jam-packed with new features and enhancements, including Live Color, a new environment that enables use...0 points

Retail Business Kit for Dummies by Rick Segel

Do you dream of opening up your own retail business, more...0 points

Do you dream of opening up your own retail business, but don't know how to get started? In Retail Business Kit For Dummies, retail marketing guru Rick Segel gives you the expert advice you need to get your business on its feet, with unbeatable advice on branding, marketing, and merchandising. You'll figure out how to start and run your business, including day-to-day operations and procedures as well as all the little details retail professional handle on a daily basi...0 points

What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful by Marshall Goldsmith, Mark Reiter

America's most sought-after executive coach shows more...0 points

America's most sought-after executive coach shows how to climb the last few rungs of the ladderThe corporate world is filled with executives, men and women who have worked hard for years to reach the upper levels of management. They're intelligent, skilled, and even charismatic. But only a handful of them will ever reach the pinnacle -- and as executive coach Marshall Goldsmith shows in this book, subtle nuances make all the difference. These are small "transactional flaws" performed b...0 points

Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time by Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz

Do you want to get ahead in life? Climb the ladder more...0 points

Do you want to get ahead in life? Climb the ladder to personal success? The secret, master networker Keith Ferrazzi claims, is in reaching out to other people. As Ferrazzi discovered early in life, what distinguishes highly successful people from everyone else is the way they use the power of relationships—so that everyone wins.In Never Eat Alone, Ferrazzi lays out the specific steps—and inner mindsetâ...0 points

Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool's Guide to Surviving with Grace by Gordon MacKenzie

Creativity is crucial to business success. But too more...0 points

Creativity is crucial to business success. But too often, even the most innovative organization quickly becomes a "giant hairball"--a tangled, impenetrable mass of rules, traditions, and systems, all based on what worked in the past--that exercises an inexorable pull into mediocrity. Gordon McKenzie worked at Hallmark Cards for thirty years, many of which he spent inspiring his colleagues to slip the bonds of Corporate Normalcy and rise to orbit--to a mode of dreaming, daring and doing...0 points

Rites of Passage at $100,000 to $1 Million+: Your Insider's Lifetime Guide to Executive Job-Changing and Faster Career Progress in the 21st Century by John Lucht

Unrevised since 1993, this #1 bestseller in its fi more...0 points

Unrevised since 1993, this #1 bestseller in its field is totally rewritten for a new era. The Internet is now a central theme!Every year since it first appeared in 1988, John Lucht's Rites of Passage at $100,000+ has been America's bestselling executive career guide. With the mushrooming importance of the Internet, Lucht rips apart his revered classic to bring it startlingly into the twenty-first century! Lucht's New Thinking merges his adroit handling of top executive recruiters (selected and h...0 points

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

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Hack: How I Stopped Worrying About What to Do with My Life and Started Driving a Yellow Cab by Melissa Plaut

"I had always thought about driving a cab, just more...0 points

"I had always thought about driving a cab, just thought it'd be interesting and different, a good way to make money. But it always seemed like a fleeting whim, a funny idea, something I would never actually do."In her late twenties and after a series of unsatisfying office jobs, Melissa Plaut decided she was going to stop worrying about what to do with the rest of her life and focus on what she was going to do next. Her first adventure: becoming a taxi driv...0 points

Beauty Parlor Wisdom by Risa Mickenberg

Who needs a therapist if they already visit the beauty more...0 points

Who needs a therapist if they already visit the beauty salon? This delightful follow-up to Taxi Driver Wisdom gathers together weird, witty, and often hilarious quotes gleaned from actual hairdressers, manicurists, and beauticians across the country. These modern-day Freuds offer insights into aging gracefully, the differences between women and men, fulfilling your dreams, and, of course, the meaning of hair and nails. Colorful photographs punctuate each message, and a puffy r...0 points

In My Taxi: New York After Hours by Ryan Weideman

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Mean Streets: Confessions of a Nighttime Taxi Driver by Peter McSherry

A world exists on the nighttime streets that the a more...0 points

A world exists on the nighttime streets that the average person cannot envision. Taxi driver Peter McSherry recounts tales of his thirty years of experience driving cabs at night on the hard-bitten streets of Canada's largest city. Drunks, punks, con artists, hookers, pimps, drug addicts, drug pushers, thugs, nymphomaniacs, snakes, politicians, celebrities . . . he's experienced them all. McSherry serves up his stories with forthrightness, humour, and the occasional dash of cynicism. In this wel...0 points

CUSTOMERS LIKE YOU MAKE ME WANT TO GO BACK TO BEING A HOOKER: The Life and Times of a Corrupt Las Vegas Taxi Cab Driver by Patty Noland

He was telling me how he was going to beat Las Veg more...0 points

He was telling me how he was going to beat Las Vegas gambling. I asked him,"What is your game?" He replied, "Roulette." "Do you see all of these beatiful new hotels?. Well, they weren't built on the furniture business."0 points

Riding the School Bus With Mrs. Kramer (Our Neighborhood) by Alice K. Flanagan

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School Bus Drivers (Pull Ahead Books) by Melanie Mitchell

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The Official Bus and Coach Driving Manual (Driving Skills) by Driving Standards Agency

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Driving Buses and Coaches (Driving Skills) by Driving Standards Agency

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The Official DSA Guide to Driving Buses and Coaches by Driving Standards Agency

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THE OFFICIAL DSA GUIDE TO DRIVING BUSES AND COACHES (DRIVING SKILLS) by DSA

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Opportunities in Child Care Careers (Opportunities in) by Renee Wittenberg

Shape the Future with a Successful Career in Child more...0 points

Shape the Future with a Successful Career in Child Care Get started in a career that has a future and is financially rewarding. Opportunities in Child Care Careers provides you with a complete overview of the job possibilities, salary figures, and experience required to enter the field of child care. This career-boosting book will help you: Determine the specialty that's right for y...0 points

Household Careers: Nannies, Butlers, Maids & More : The Complete Guide for Finding Household Employment or "If the Dog Likes You, You're Hired!" by Linda F. Radke

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The Au Pair & Nanny's Guide to Working Abroad, 5th (Au Pair & Nanny's Guide to Working Abroad) by Susan Griffith, Sharon Legg

The book for everyone looking for short or long-term more...0 points

The book for everyone looking for short or long-term work abroad as a nanny, au pair, or mothers' help, for which there is always a great demand as so many mothers now go out to work. It includes details of the thousands of short and long term vacancies to be found around the world, and is illustrated with first-hand accounts from people who have worked with families abroad to give a taste of what au pair and nanny work is actually like.Information given includes:...0 points

The Au Pair & Nanny's Guide to Working Abroad, 4th by Susan Griffith, Sharon Legg

This book is for everyone looking for short or long-term more...0 points

This book is for everyone looking for short or long-term work abroad as a nanny, au pair, or mothers helper. It includes details of the thousands of short and long term jobs available around the world, and is illustrated with first-hand accounts from au pairs and nannies who have worked abroad.Information given includes what training and experience are needed, the duties and rewards of the work, how to find a job, the preparation needed, the problems encountered and how t...0 points

NCLEX-RN For Dummies (For Dummies (Career/Education)) by Patrick R. Coonan

NCLEX-RN For Dummies is essential for any nursing candidate more...0 points

NCLEX-RN For Dummies is essential for any nursing candidate who wishes to join the workforce as soon as possible... and who wants to increase their score on the NCLEX-RN (National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses). Featuring a companion CD-ROM with an extra practice test, this friendly guide provides readers with a point-by-point review of typical test questions, helping them hone their skills in each of the different phases of the nursing process....0 points

Your First Year as a Nurse: Making the Transition from Total Novice to Successful Professional by Donna Rn Cardillo, Donna Cardillo

Survive and Thrive As a Nurse from Day One!Welcome more...0 points

Survive and Thrive As a Nurse from Day One!Welcome to the compassionate and caring world of nursing! You are entering a profession that offers great rewards and endless opportunities. But you must prepare for the challenges ahead and do everything you can to ensure that you experience the best that nursing has to offer. This invaluable book will get you started!Written by an experienced R.N., Your First Year As a Nurse provides practi...0 points

The Everything New Nurse Book: Gain Confidence, Manage Your Schedule, And Deal With the Unexpected (Everything: School and Careers) by Kathy Quan

Congratulations! As a new nurse, you're entering one more...0 points

Congratulations! As a new nurse, you're entering one of the most challenging and rewarding fields! Still, you may feel a little nervous about stepping into the brave new world of medical facilities. How can you learn the ropes quickly? How will you handle the stressful situations that are par for the course in this profession? How can you adjust? How do you firmly establish your place among the doctors? The Everything New Nurse Book addresses all this and more. Co...0 points

Transitioning from LPN/VN to RN: Moving Ahead in Your Career by Gena Duncan, Rene DePew

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Transitioning from LPN/VN to RN: Moving Ahead in Your Career provides coverage of key RN roles, including client care, management, delegation, and leadership. This brand new resource clearly explains how an RN's roles differ from LPN/VN's, provides appropriate theoretical knowledge and fully explains the relationship of theory to practice.0 points

The Spoon in the Stone: A Lesson in Serving Others (Big Idea Books® / VeggieTown Values) by Doug Peterson, Cindy Kenney

Junior Asparagus and Laura Carrot learn the value more...0 points

Junior Asparagus and Laura Carrot learn the value of having a servant's heart as they enter the world of Ham-a-lot and help a giant pickle.0 points

The Waiter and Waitress Training Manual, 4E by Sondra J. Dahmer

This expanded Fourth Edition reflects current cust more...0 points

This expanded Fourth Edition reflects current customer preferences and restaurant practices by including straightforward coverage of how to: * Manage crisis situations. * Foresee and prevent accidents. * Abide by government food sanitation regulations. * Handle service electronically in today's computerized dining establishments.0 points

Matilda's Humdinger by Lynn Downey

Matilda's a waitress at Burt's Diner on Fifth and Main. more...0 points

Matilda's a waitress at Burt's Diner on Fifth and Main. And she's plumb near the worst waitress the diner's ever seen. Her mind's never on the job -- it's always busy dreaming up stories. But Burt doesn't care, because there's nothing the townsfolk like better than to pile into his diner and listen to Matilda tell one of her humdingers.Then one day, a city slicker by the name of Ralph Q. Yuckley strolls in with a big old list of health codes Matilda's been violating, from...0 points

Waiter, There's a Fly in My Soup: How to Make Megabucks Waiting Tables by Leslie N. Lewis

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The Waiting Game: The Essential Guide for Wait Staff and Managers by Mike Kirkham, Peggy Weiss, Bill Crawford

In this indispensable training manual, Mike Kirkha more...0 points

In this indispensable training manual, Mike Kirkham, Peggy Weiss, and Bill Crawford draw from more than 40 years of restaurant experience to present a succinct, highly informative guide to the art and science of waiting tables. In today's competitive dining environment, having a skilled wait staff can mean the difference between a restaurant's success or failure, and THE WAITING GAME is the industry's clearest and most cost-effective tool for sharpening wait service skills. Brimmi...0 points

Perfect Phrases for Customer Service: Hundreds of Tools, Techniques, and Scripts for Handling Any Situation (Perfect Phrases) by Robert Bacal

Tools for pleasing even the most demanding customers more...0 points

Tools for pleasing even the most demanding customers A satisfied customer is a loyal customer, and in today's supercompetitive business economy few things are as crucial to a company's bottom line as the quality of its customer service. This latest title in the popular Perfect Phrases series is just the thing for customer service employees and those who train and manage them. Perfect Phrases for Customer Service gets you quickly u...0 points

Free, Perfect, and Now: Connecting to the Three Insatiable Customer Demands, A CEO's True Story by Robert Rodin

In a world where knowledge is king, the Web never more...0 points

In a world where knowledge is king, the Web never sleeps, and competitive challenge increases exponentially, Robert Rodin shows you how to prepare for the three insatiable demands of today's customers: they want their product or service FREE, they want it PERFECT, and they want it NOW. No matter what business you're in, you have to find a way to respond -- or risk losing your customers to competitors who are discovering new ways to sell your product or service cheaper, better, and faster than yo...0 points

Customer Winback: How to Recapture Lost Customers--And Keep Them Loyal by Jill Griffin, Michael W. Lowenstein

Most firms consider the lost customer a lost cause more...0 points

Most firms consider the lost customer a lost cause. But in this ground breaking book, Jill Griffin and Michael Lowenstein provide you with step-by-step solutions for winning back lost customers, saving customers on the brink of defection, and making your firm defection proof. Whether your business is small or large, product- or service-based, retail or wholesale, this book offers proven strategies for recognizing which lost customers have the highest win-back value and implementing a sure-fire p...0 points

Billing Dictionary, BSS, Customer Care and OSS Technologies and Systems

Billing Dictionary provides definitions and illust more...0 points

Billing Dictionary provides definitions and illustrations covering the latest billing systems and technologies needed to track and bill for services. Many changes continue to occur in billing systems and this book is the perfect solution for those involved or interested in the operation of billing systems and service bureaus. This reference book explains the latest billing technologies, assists with the explanation of technologies by using many diagrams and pictures. It is a great reference tool...0 points

Bus Dispatcher (Career Examination Series ; C-294) by Jack Rudman

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Train Dispatcher (Career Exam Ser C-815) (Career Exam Ser C-815) by Jack Rudman

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Emergency Dispatcher\911 Operator Exam 2nd Edition by Eve P. Steinberg

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Incident Dispatcher: A Guide for the Professional Tactical and Incident Dispatcher by Jerry Boyd, Dave Larton

After years of articles, web sites, and presentati more...0 points

After years of articles, web sites, and presentations, this is the first book to examine the concept of Incident Dispatch. The authors purpose is to provide basic, essential guidelines for establishing an Incident Dispatch program, how to function as an incident dispatcher, and how to manage an incident dispatch team in your agency or region. It is written from more than a decade of personal experience in IDT operations, management, and training, validated by the ongoing use of hundreds of incid...0 points

Emergency Dispatcher / 911 Operator by Eve Steinberg

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Answering 911: Life in the Hot Seat by Caroline Burau

You answer a call from a fourteen-year-old boy ask more...0 points

You answer a call from a fourteen-year-old boy asking for someone to arrest his mother, who is smoking crack in their bathroom. You talk with him until the cops arrive, making sure there are no weapons around and learning that his favorite subject in school is lunch. Five minutes later, you have to deal with someone complaining about his neighbor's clarinet practice. What is it like to be on the receiving end of desperate calls for help . . . every day? Caroline Burau, a former newspaper...0 points

Workplace Spanish for Police Officers & 911 Dispatchers by Tom Sutula

ABOUT WORKPLACE SPANISH® PROGRAMS: The rapid growth more...0 points

ABOUT WORKPLACE SPANISH® PROGRAMS: The rapid growth of the Hispanic population & workforce has created critical communication challenges for business, government, health care and education. These language barriers often result in serious accidents, quality mistakes, and poor service where it matters most in the workplace. Workplace Spanish® programs are designed to cut through language barriers by enabling adults to communicate, simply but effectively, with Spanish-speaking co-workers, custome.....0 points

I Want To Be A Police Officer (I Want to Be) by Dan Liebman

The I Want to Be... series gives young children a more...0 points

The I Want to Be... series gives young children a realistic insight into the working day of adults. Easy-to-read captions and color photographs of women and men from different cultures help children understand what's involved in each occupation. Young readers learn to respect the importance of doing a job well and appreciate the contributions these workers make to our life and the world around us. These books are perfect for reading alone or in gr...0 points

I'm Going to Be a Police Officer (I'm Going to Be) by Edith Kunhardt

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Cop on the Beat: Officer Steven Mayfield in NYC: Officer Steven Mayfield in NYC by Arlene Schulman

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I Love a Cop, Revised Edition: What Police Families Need to Know by Ellen Kirschman

Will police work change the person you love? Are p more...0 points

Will police work change the person you love? Are police marriages destined to fail? What are the chances of your loved one being killed in the line of duty? Since its publication nearly a decade ago, I Love a Cop has earned high praise from family members and police departments worldwide for providing answers to these and other critical questions. Now, this trusted resource has been revised to address the realities of post-9/11, post-Katrina police work. New topics include coping with separation...0 points

Becoming a Police Officer: An Insider's Guide to a Career in Law Enforcement by Barry M. Baker

Becoming a Police Officer: An Insider's Guide to a more...0 points

Becoming a Police Officer: An Insider's Guide to a Career in Law Enforcement is a serious examination of police work that is directed toward young people who are contemplating a career as a police officer. Author Barry Baker draws on over thirty-two years of experience from some of the most violent streets of any city in the United States to show you the unembellished truths of law enforcement. Baker describes the self-satisfaction that can be found in police work while identifying its pitf...0 points

John Douglas's Guide to Landing a Career in Law Enforcement by John Douglas

The ultimate insider's guide to pursuing a career in more...0 points

The ultimate insider's guide to pursuing a career in one of the hottest, fastest-growing career sectors in America In a departure from his usual edge-of-the-seat coverage, New York Times bestselling author and legendary FBI profiler John Douglas draws on his 25 years of experience to offer this unique career guide. Written for those interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement but unsure which agency is right for them, John Douglas's Guide to Landing a Career in Law Enforcement0 points

Federal Law Enforcement Careers: Profiles of 250 High-Powered Positions and Tactics for Getting Hired (Federal Law Enforcement Careers: Profiles of 250 High-Powered Positi) by Thomas H. Ackerman

The most up-to-date and comprehensive source for f more...0 points

The most up-to-date and comprehensive source for federal law enforcement jobs. Detailed profiles of 250 careers with over 130 agencies.0 points

DK Readers: Jobs People Do -- A Day in a Life of a Police Officer (Level 1: Beginning to Read) by DK Publishing, Linda Hayward

This Level 1 book is appropriate for children who are more...0 points

This Level 1 book is appropriate for children who are just beginning to read. Officer Ann Young and her partner drive their police car down the street. A little boy is lost. Can they help him? This unique Level 1 series accurately portrays real-life situations that help young children identify with and learn from while helping them improve their reading skills. Presented in classic DK style, young readers will enjoy photographically illustrated information in an entertaining package. For childre...0 points

Breaking Rank: A Top Cop's Expose of the Dark Side of American Policing by Norm Stamper

Norm Stamper, formerly chief of the Seattle Police more...0 points

Norm Stamper, formerly chief of the Seattle Police Force and deputy chief of the San Diego Police Department, has written a story unlike any other. Part memoir, part polemic on the state of policing in America, Breaking Rank melds progressive politics with hard-boiled reportage in the tradition of Charles Bukowski and Elmore Leonard. With provocatively titled chapters like "Why White Cops Kill Black Men" and "Sexual Predators in Uniform," Stamper reveals a force that can be racist, corrupt, over...0 points

DK Readers: Jobs People Do -- A Day in a Life of a Firefighter (Level 1: Beginning to Read) by DK Publishing

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This Level 1 book is appropriate for children who are just beginning to read. The fire alarm goes off! Rob Green and the other firefighters go into action. Is there time to save a little girl's dog? This unique Level 1 series accurately portrays real-life situations that help young children identify with and learn from while helping them improve their reading skills. Presented in classic DK style, young readers will enjoy photographically illustrated information in an entertaining package. For c...0 points

Firefighter Frank

Being a firefighter is hard work! As Firefighter F more...0 points

Being a firefighter is hard work! As Firefighter Frank waits for the alarm to sound, he makes sure the fire truck is in tip-top shape, teaches fire safety tips to schoolchildren, and even cooks dinner for his crew. When the alarm sounds, all of the firefighters put on their gear and rush to the scene of the fire. Watch Firefighter Frank and his team put out the fire and keep everyone safe.0 points

Fire Station Number 4: The Daily Life of Firefighters (Photo Books) by Mary T. Fortney

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The Gregg Reference Manual by William A. Sabin

Updated to include new communication technology and more...0 points

Updated to include new communication technology and its unique issues For more than 50 years, The Gregg Reference Manual has been recognized as the best style manual for business professionals and students. The basic rules that apply to the most frequent problems are covered as thoroughly as the fine points of the problems that occur less often. The colorful examples and illustrations offer easy-to-follow models to help resolve th...0 points

Resume Magic: Trade Secrets of a Professional Resume Writer (Resume Magic Trade Secrets of a Professional Resume Writer) by Susan Britton Whitcomb

Completely updated information on e-resumes, inter more...0 points

Completely updated information on e-resumes, internet resumes, and scannable resumes, this is a giant compendium of before-and-after resume transformations and advice that's hailed by professional resume writers as the definitve resource for writing and desigining resumes that get people noticed. It provides trade secrets of a professional resume writer to the person out there trying to put together the best possible resume when applying for the "ideal job position" they want to attain...0 points

Writing Children's Books for Dummies by Lisa Rojany Buccieri, Peter Economy

Everyone loves a children's book. And many dream about more...0 points

Everyone loves a children's book. And many dream about writing one. But is it actually possible for an unpublished writer?armed with a good story idea and a love of kids?to write, sell, publish, and promote a book? Yes, it is! Veteran children's book publishing executive and author Lisa Rojany Buccieri and author Peter Economy show you how, in their incredibly useful 2005 first edition of Writing Children's Books For Dummies®. Buccieri and Eco...0 points

The Copywriter's Handbook, Third Edition: A Step-By-Step Guide To Writing Copy That Sells by Robert W. Bly

The classic guide to copywriting, now in an entirely more...0 points

The classic guide to copywriting, now in an entirely updated third editionThis is a book for everyone who writes or approves copy: copywriters, account executives, creative directors, freelance writers, advertising managers . . . even entrepreneurs and brand managers. It reveals dozens of copywriting techniques that can help you write ads, commercials, and direct mail that are clear, persuasive, and get more attention?and sell more products. Among the...0 points

Entrepreneur's Notebook: Practical Advice for Starting a New Business Venture by Steven K. Gold

Entrepreneur's Notebook propels you on a whirlwind more...0 points

Entrepreneur's Notebook propels you on a whirlwind tour of the start-up process. It is an invaluable reference for new and experienced entrepreneurs that includes chapters on a wide range of topics, from entrepreneurial team building to business plans to financing. This excellent book provides an incredible amount of practical information that will help you make smarter decisions and avoid costly mistakes. The author, Steven K. Gold, is an accomplished entrepreneur who has co-founded and led fiv...0 points

Talking Funny for Money : An Introduction to the Cartoon/Character/Looping Area of Voice-Overs

Talking Funny for Money is a two-CD voice-over wor more...0 points

Talking Funny for Money is a two-CD voice-over workshop (with demonstrations by professional voice-over performers), accompanied by an exercise manual and companion text. If you're a person who's been gifted with vocal variety, a hard working actor who wants to expand your casting potential, or just someone who's been told, "You have an interesting sound," you may wish to consider a career in the cartoon/character/looping area of voice-overs. Pamela Lewis, an accomplished voice-over artist and c...0 points

Cool Careers for Girls as Environmentalists (Cool Careers for Girls, 11) by Ceel Pasternak

Profiles 10 pioneering women working in the enviro more...0 points

Profiles 10 pioneering women working in the environmental field.0 points

Opportunities in Environmental Careers, Revised Edition by Odom Fanning

Opportunities in Environmental Careers offers you essential more...0 points

Opportunities in Environmental Careers offers you essential information about a variety of careers within the environment field and includes training and education requirements, salary statistics, and professional and Internet resources.0 points

Day Job, The: Adventures of a Jobbing Gardener by Mark Wallington

The author's incompetent early career as a gardene more...0 points

The author's incompetent early career as a gardener is hilariously revealed in this comic memoir. His bizarre experiences among the hellebores and overgrown rock roses of the middle classes are marvels of humour and eccentricity.0 points

The Trade-Off Myth: Fact And Fiction About Jobs And The Environment by Eban Goodstein

As the need to confront unplanned growth increases, more...0 points

As the need to confront unplanned growth increases, planners, policymakers, and citizens are scrambling for practical tools and examples of successful and workable approaches. Growth management initiatives are underway in the U.S. at all levels, but many American "success stories" provide only one piece of the puzzle. To find examples of a holistic approach to dealing with sprawl, one must turn to models outside of the United States. In Green Urbanism, Timothy Beatley explains...0 points

Resumes for Environmental Careers (Vgm Professional Resumes Series) by Passport Books, VGM Career Horizons

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Mechanical and Spatial Aptitude by Learning Express LLC, LearningExpress

Gears and pulleys, map-reading, turn-the-shape-these more...0 points

Gears and pulleys, map-reading, turn-the-shape-these problems and more appear on all almost all civil service, military aptitude, and vocational/technical entry-level exams. Mechanical and Spatial Aptitude helps students and adults prepare for the exams by strengthening mechanical knowledge-specifically in the areas of spatial relationship, reasoning with symbols, and mechanical aptitude-with a 20-step program that builds vital skills in just 20 minutes a day. T...0 points

Pop the Hood: Have You Got What It Takes to Be an Auto Technician? (On the Job) (On the Job) by Lisa Thompson

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Today's Technician: Automotive Computer Systems (Today's Technician) by Donald Knowles

Following strict ASE guidelines, Automotive Comput more...0 points

Following strict ASE guidelines, Automotive Computer Systems offers technicians a complete overview of systems including engine control, transmission, brakes, suspension and steering. Additional coverage offers the latest information on oscilloscopes, scan testers and OBD II.0 points

Talking About Machines: An Ethnography of a Modern Job (Collection on Technology and Work) by Julian E. Orr

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Modern Automotive Technology by James E. Duffy

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American Nomads: Travels With Lost Conquistadors, Mountain Men, Cowboys, Indians, Hoboes, Truckers, and Bullriders by Richard Grant

Fascinated by the land of endless horizons, sunshine, more...0 points

Fascinated by the land of endless horizons, sunshine, and the open road, Richard Grant spent fifteen years wandering throughout the United States, never spending more than three weeks in one place, and getting to know America's nomads-truckers, tramps, rodeo cowboys, tie-dyed T-shirt concert followers, flea market traders, retirees who live year-round in their RVs, and the murderous Freight Train Riders of America (FTRA). In a richly comic travelogue, Grant uses these lives an...0 points

Tractor-Trailer Trucker: A Powerful Truck Book by Joyce Slayton Mitchell

Learn how to hook up a tractor and the trailer, me more...0 points

Learn how to hook up a tractor and the trailer, measure tire tread depth with a dime, use a satellite paging system, and much more! Detailed photos and straight-forward text capture a life on the open road that will jump-start the imaginations of truck fans of all ages.0 points

Pedal to the Metal: The Work Life of Truckers (Labor and Social Change Series) by Lawrence J. Ouellet

"Before-and while-becoming a sociologist, I d more...0 points

"Before-and while-becoming a sociologist, I drove trucks for a living.... I drove heavy-duty diesel trucks approximately 800,000 miles, working full-time and part-time for eight transport companies over a period of thirteen years.... I transported fresh produce, rock and sand, freight, gasoline and oil, jet fuel, asphalt, lumber, pipe.... To pull these loads, I drove tractors ranging from first-class Peterbilts and Kenworths to utilitarian Macks and beat-en-up 'Jimmies.... In all,...0 points

Career Information, Career Counseling, and Career Development (9th Edition) by Duane Brown

This new edition of Career Information, Career Counseling, more...0 points

This new edition of Career Information, Career Counseling, and Career Development contains a stronger emphasis on technology and cross-cultural issues to assist readers more effectively in today's world. As in previous editions, career development theory, career information, career counseling practice, and career development programming are all covered in extensive detail. The book carefully describes the process of finding and securing jobs in an electr...0 points

Make Money Teaching Online: How to Land Your First Academic Job, Build Credibility, and Earn a Six-Figure Salary by Danielle Babb, Jim Mirabella

Did you know you could teach from home and earn a more...0 points

Did you know you could teach from home and earn a six-figure salary? Thousands of people make a great living teaching online courses from home, and the more classes they teach the more they earn! If you want into this exciting profession, this guide will show you how to get started, find great jobs, and earn more than you thought possible.0 points

Preparing Instructional Objectives: A Critical Tool in the Development of Effective Instruction by Robert F. Mager

Before you prepare instruction, it's important to more...0 points

Before you prepare instruction, it's important to be able to clearly state what the desired outcomes of that instruction should be. In Preparing Instructional Objectives, you'll learn the characteristics of well-stated objectives, how to derive suitable objectives, and how to write objectives to match the instructional results you are seeking to achieve.0 points

Careers in Renewable Energy: Get a Green Energy Job by Gregory McNamee

Numerous job opportunities await in the fast-growi more...0 points

Numerous job opportunities await in the fast-growing field of renewable energy. Grab this handy book and discover how green energy can be a part of your future. Job sectors include solar and wind energy, biofuels, hydrogen energy and fuel cells, geothermal energy, hydro energy, green building, climate study, energy management and efficiency, and much more. Various jobs within each sector (engineering and technical positions, project management, R&D and sales/marketing) are discussed, and the...0 points

Aerobics Instructor Manual: The Resource for Fitness Professionals

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Dancing on Live Embers; Challenging Racism in Organizations by Barb Thomas, Tina Lopes

Dancing on Live Embers investigates how racism, Wh more...0 points

Dancing on Live Embers investigates how racism, White power, and privilege operate in the ordinary moments of organizational life. It holds up familiar workplace interactions for scrutiny, and looks for openings to advance racial equity and justice. Through stories, it offers concrete examples of racial justice work by a range of experienced activists. This is a hands-on book for people who are trying to create more equitable organizations-front-line staff, managers, administrators, political le...0 points

Dance Information Sourcebook by Cheryl Obal

A professional dancer who performed in 49 countrie more...0 points

A professional dancer who performed in 49 countries and 45 States provides hundreds of job contacts she collected during her career, covers thoroughly the business aspects of succeeding as a professional performer, and inspires dancers with her positive advice. There is extensive information on all possible avenues of a dance career, a plethora of dance information for every major US city where dancers can perform for a living, and interviews with 20 other professional dancers, including Broadwa...0 points

Dancing in Peanut Butter by Darby Checketts

Darby Checketts' newest book is "Dancing in P more...0 points

Darby Checketts' newest book is "Dancing in Peanut Butter." Its subtitle is "How to Handle 100 Stressful, Silly, Stifling Things That Can Happen at School, at Work, and at Home." The premise of the book is that "stuff happens" in life and some of the stuff is especially sticky stuff. Peanut butter is great on a piece of bread with jam or jelly. It is not helpful on the dance floor, in the classroom, in the conference room, or in the family room. "Dancing i...0 points

Dancing With Dogs: Easy-to-learn Techniques and Fun Routines for You and Your Dog by Mary Ray, Andrea McHugh

Get ready to rhumba with your ridgeback, salsa with more...0 points

Get ready to rhumba with your ridgeback, salsa with your Samoyed, and tango with your terrier! Look out Fred and Ginger - a new breed of dancer is taking center stage in this fun frolic for four-legged friends and their two-legged partners. Dancing with Dogs features the following. %u2022 Written by three-time Crufts winner Mary Ray and Sarah Whitehead, a well-known pet-care author, dog owners are offered a delightful way to connect with their pooches. %u2022 Plenty of heelwork-to-music tec...0 points

Yes! You Can Learn To Dance: Learn Ballroom Dancing Fast with the Unique Fletcher Count Accelerated Learning System by Beale Fletcher

Learn Ballroom Dancing faster and easier than you more...0 points

Learn Ballroom Dancing faster and easier than you might ever have thought possible with this unique and simple accelerated learning system. Yes! You Can Learn To Dance is the perfect guide for complete beginners who want to learn and progress beyond the basics fast, and also for those who have learned the basics, and want to perfect their technique as rapidly as possible. Whatever your skill level, Yes! You Can Learn To Dance is right for you.0 points

International Tradeshow Directory

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Exhibit Design: High Impact Solutions by Bridget Vranckx

EXHIBIT DESIGN presents over numerous full-color examples more...0 points

EXHIBIT DESIGN presents over numerous full-color examples of the work of the best in exhibit display from trade shows throughout the United States. Featuring examples from industries as varied as clothing, automobiles, electronics, and insurance, this comprehensive volume shows how these designers use color, light, animation, and decorative props to create exhibits that are truly unique, innovative, and memorable.0 points

Make Your Next Tradeshow Pay... Not Cost: "Be Outrageously Successful at Exhibiting" by Troy Milligan

Being in a trade show shouldn't cost it should pay more...0 points

Being in a trade show shouldn't cost it should pay! Whether you are on the cusp of exhibiting in your first trade show or you are a seasoned trade show veteran, this powerful book contains exhibiting tricks and secrets sure to make your event wildly successful. In order to seriously prosper in the trade show environment, it is imperative that you hone in on the secrets of trade show marketing. Just imagine your marketing team having an aisle filled with prospective clients focused in on your liv...0 points

Trade-Show Success: What It Takes: Trade-Showology: 501 Quick Tips & Secrets by Barbara de la Sablonniere

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501 Quick Tips and Secrets for Trade Show Success plus a bonus 101 More Quick Tips & Secrets!0 points

"Cool Stuff" They Should Teach in School: Cruise into the Real World...with styyyle (jobs/people skills/attitude/goals/money) by Kent D. Healy, Kyle Healy

There are certain fundamentals necessary to win the more...0 points

There are certain fundamentals necessary to win the game of life but they are not being taught in school. Already, a top-selling title, this book has given thousands of readers the practical life-skills necessary to thrive in the real world. Written by young people for young people!0 points

Make Money With Your Captain's License by David G. Brown

A practical guide to turning your love for boating more...0 points

A practical guide to turning your love for boating into money in the bank You may dream of making your passion for the sport a means for a livelihood. Whether you are looking for new employment possibilities or wanting to remain active in your golden years, Captain Brown can help turn your dreams of making money afloat into a reality. Brown describes how to get a job on a boat or run a practical boat-based business, including fishing charters, excur...0 points

Cruising: A Guide to the Cruise Line Industry (Cruising) by Marc Mancini

Learning about the cruise line industry is interes more...0 points

Learning about the cruise line industry is interesting and fun with Cruising. It is written in breezy, magazine-style prose with learning activities that challenge what the reader has learned. A number of reinforcement strategies make the content more easily understood and more likely to be retained. For example, key terms and phrases are in boldface or italicized type, photos, graphs, and sidebars expand each chapter's content, and questions concerning the content encourage contemplation a...0 points

Cruise Ship Job In 14 Days: The LASER Strategy for Next Generation Applying by Bogdan Mihaylov

3-5 seconds- the deadline to impress most of the h more...0 points

3-5 seconds- the deadline to impress most of the hiring managers in the cruise lines. 60 seconds is everything they can spend on your cover letter and resume. That's why learn how to stand out, pay $2,000-$3,100 to an agent or forget about the cruise ship jobs. The core of this book is the L.A.S.E.R strategy plus 6 additional resume, cover letter or interview related techniques and strategies. Combined together they form an exclusive, step-by-step system for next generation applying to the cruis...0 points

Conducting Tours: A Practical Guide by Marc Mancini

Whether you're contemplating a tour escorting care more...0 points

Whether you're contemplating a tour escorting career, or are already managing tour groups, "Conducting Tours" is an essential, practical resource for the fascinating world of tourism. The book represents many segments of the travel industry and draws from Dr. Mancini's experiences in conducting over 150 domestic and international tours, teaching courses in tour management for many years, and holding consulting positions with many of the industry's leading tour companies. The magazine-s...0 points

The Professional Guide: Dynamics of Tour Guiding by Kathleen Lingle Pond

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Becoming a Tour Guide: The Principles of Guiding and Site Interpretation by Verite Reily Collins

Becoming a Tour Guide provides valuable guidance i more...0 points

Becoming a Tour Guide provides valuable guidance in establishing a career path in the industry. Packed with practical tips, useful advice and real-life case studies drawn from all the different areas of the industry, it tells you which jobs are most suited to your skills, how to develop those skills further, where to look for jobs and training and how to further your career once you've begun work. It finishes with a list of contact details of useful organizations and associations, as well a...0 points

It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff by Peter Walsh

When Peter Walsh, organizational guru of TLC's hit more...0 points

When Peter Walsh, organizational guru of TLC's hit show Clean Sweep and a regular contributor to The Oprah Winfrey Show, appeared on national television shows and told people how they could reclaim their lives from the suffocating burden of their clutter, the response was overwhelming. People flooded Peter's website (www.peterwalshdesign.com) with success stories about how his book had changed their lives.Peter's unique approach helped people everyw...0 points

When Organizing Isn't Enough: SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life by Julie Morgenstern

Are you eager to make a change but unsure what's next?Organizing more...0 points

Are you eager to make a change but unsure what's next?Organizing works when you know where you're going but don't know how to get there. But sometimes organizing isn't enough. When you're eager to make a change in your life, but you are unsure of your new destination, you need to SHED.Expert organizer and New York Times bestselling author Julie Morgenstern has developed the...0 points

The Organizing Sourcebook : Nine Strategies for Simplifying Your Life by Kathy Waddill

The nine habits of highly organized people Organizing more...0 points

The nine habits of highly organized people Organizing consultant Kathy Waddill demonstrates how the simple act of being organized can improve your quality of life. In The Organizing Sourcebook, she presents nine organizing principles that can easily be applied to any situation, activity, or environment. The book gives you the tools for managing time; decreasing stress; and dealing with cultural, personal, and emotional change. Ca...0 points

Let Go of Clutter by Harriet Schechter

Almost everyone struggles with clutter. Overflowin more...0 points

Almost everyone struggles with clutter. Overflowing desks at work?overstuffed closets and piles of mail at home?overwhelmed minds all the time.? No wonder so many people say they are ?drowning in clutter.? In Let Go of Clutter, organizing expert Harriet Schechter presents a fresh approach to overcoming the natural urge to accumulate objects and information. Dispensing equal doses of help, hope, and humor, she provides effective and realistic options for anyone who juggles too much stuf...0 points

Organizing from the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern

Veteran professional organizer Morgenstern has spent more...0 points

Veteran professional organizer Morgenstern has spent years honing the principles of organization into a simple, and universal system. Organizing from the inside out--developing a plan tailored to each individual's psychological needs--ensures, once and for all, a system that won't break down.Morgenstern explains the basic concepts--analyze, strategize, attack--then provides tips gleaned from her years of experience with offices, home offices, mobile offices, children's ro...0 points